SPANISH LA LIGA
MATCH RESULTS – SPANISH LA LIGA
Osasuna [ 0-2 ] Real Sociedad
Elche [ 4-0 ] Rayo Vallecano
Real Madrid [ 4-2 ] Almería
Barcelona [ 4-0 ] Real Betis
Cádiz [ 2-1 ] Valencia
Villarreal [ 3-1 ] Celta Vigo
Espanyol [ 1-0 ] Getafe
Valladolid [ 2-5 ] Atlético Madrid
Mallorca [ 1-1 ] Athletic Club
Sevilla [ 0-2 ] Girona
The top 5 teams in the standings all won their matches in the latest round of fixtures. The top three, Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Atletico Madrid, are solidifying their positions, with Barcelona leading the league by 11 points with six rounds left in the season. Both Barcelona and Real Madrid scored four goals, while Atletico Madrid netted five.
Girona climbed two places to 8th in the standings after beating Sevilla in the final match of the round. They are currently the best-performing team among the newly-promoted teams in the league. Espanyol moved level on points and one place above Getafe in the relegation zone after securing a 1-0 victory when the two teams met. Although it may be too late for Elche, they picked up a much-needed win against Rayo Vallecano.
LEAGUE STANDINGS – SPANISH LA LIGA
1 | Barcelona ( 32 ) – 79 points
2 | Real Madrid ( 32 ) – 68 points
3 | Atlético Madrid ( 32 ) – 66 points
4 | Real Sociedad ( 32 ) – 58 points
5 | Villarreal ( 32 ) – 53 points
6 | Real Betis ( 32 ) – 49 points
7 | Athletic Club ( 32 ) – 47 points
8 | Girona ( 32 ) – 44 points
9 | Osasuna ( 32 ) – 44 points
10 | Rayo Vallecano ( 32 ) – 43 points
11 | Mallorca ( 32 ) – 41 points
12 | Sevilla ( 32 ) – 41 points
13 | Celta Vigo ( 32 ) – 39 points
14 | Cádiz ( 32 ) – 35 points
15 | Valladolid ( 32 ) – 35 points
16 | Almería ( 32 ) – 33 points
17 | Valencia ( 32 ) – 33 points
18 | Espanyol ( 32 ) – 31 points
19 | Getafe ( 32 ) – 31 points
20 | Elche ( 32 ) – 16 points
[ 0 ] Osasuna
[ 2 ] Real Sociedad || Sergio Herrera 6'(og) Takefusa Kubo 90'
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[ 4 ] Elche || Tete Morente 45+1' Lucas Boye 52' Fidel Chaves 53'
[ 0 ] Rayo Vallecano
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[ 4 ] Real Madrid || Karim Benzema 5' 17' 42'(pen) Rodrygo 47'
[ 2 ] Almería || Lazaro 45+1' Lucas Robertone 61'
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[ 4 ] Barcelona || Andreas Christensen 14' Robert Lewandowski 26' Raphinha 39' Guido Rodriguez 82'(og)
[ 0 ] Real Betis
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[ 2 ] Cádiz || Gonzalo Escalante 39' Segi Guardiola 46'
[ 1 ] Valencia || Samuel Lino 51'
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[ 3 ] Villarreal || Nicolas Jackson 2' 12' Ramon Terrats 79'
[ 1 ] Celta Vigo || Jorgen Larsen 29'
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[ 1 ] Espanyol || Joselu 38'(pen)
[ 0 ] Getafe
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[ 2 ] Valladolid || Cyle Larin 42' Sergio Escudero 74'
[ 5 ] Atlético Madrid || Nahuel Molina 20' Jose Gimenez 24' Alavro Morata 38' Joaquin Fernandez 86'(og) Memphis Depay 90+3'
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[ 1 ] Mallorca || Kang-In Lee 58'
[ 1 ] Athletic Club || Inaki Williams 90+6'
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[ 0 ] Sevilla
[ 2 ] Girona || Juanpe 23' Taty Castellanos 55'
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Rayo Vallecano followed up their win against the league leaders, Barcelona, with a defeat against the bottom-ranked team, Elche. Elche recorded their first league win in eight matches, winning 4-0 against Rayo Vallecano, who suffered their fourth defeat in five games.
Real Madrid secured the three points at home against Almeria, who are fighting to avoid relegation, thanks to a first-half hat-trick from Karim Benzema.
After their defeat against Rayo Vallecano, Barcelona won 4-0 against Real Betis. Real Betis played with 10 men from the 33rd minute and with nine men from the 79th minute after Edgar Gonzalez picked up a second yellow card, and Joaquin got injured after they had used all available substitutions. In the game, Barcelona gave a debut to 15-year-old Lamine Yamal, who had some great opportunities to mark his debut with a goal or an assist.
Nicolas Jackson scored two goals within the first 12 minutes, helping Villarreal to a 3-1 home win against Celta Vigo.
Espanyol secured their first league win in nine matches with a 1-0 victory over Getafe, thanks to Joselu’s penalty. Getafe, on the other hand, lost their third game in a row, extending their run to six games without a win.
Athletic Club managed to secure a point with a late penalty in Mallorca.
Sevilla’s three-game winning streak in the league came to an end after a 2-0 defeat to Girona. Meanwhile, Girona secured back-to-back wins after defeating Real Madrid 4-2 and then securing a 2-0 victory against Sevilla.
